World’s Largest Floating Wind Turbine Hoisted for Tests

World’s Largest Floating Wind Turbine Hoisted for Tests

A new 20 MW wind turbine designed for floating applications was recently successfully hoisted in China ahead of the start of testing. The state-owned...

The 20-megawatt plant is currently being tested near the coast before being taken out to sea.

China Hoists World’s Largest 20 MW Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

CRRC hoisted the world’s largest floating wind turbine at the Shandong Dongying Wind Power Equipment Testing and Certification Innovation Base.

On January 11, the Chinese state company CRRC introduced Qihang, the largest floating wind turbine in the world. This 'megaaerogenerator' was successfully hoisted at the Dongying Wind Energy Equipment Certification and Testing Innovation Base in Shandong province, marking an important step in exploring CRRC's ultra-large wind turbines at sea. Qihang is a 20 MW floating sea wind turbine of independent capacity developed by CRRC. The company claim…